PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2016
PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE
The prize of the audience is sponsored by Casino Velden and is awarded by the audience of the final concert at Casineum Velden on September 11, 2016 to: Marcel Johannes Kits (cello, b. 1995, Estonia).
PRIZE WINNERS
CHAMBER MUSIC
1st round: 19 ensembles mit 44 artists
2nd round: 10 ensembles
3rd round: 5 ensembles
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Duo Schäffer-Palojtay
PALOJTAY János (piano, Hungary), SCHÄFFER Susanne (violin, Germany)
Ensemble Zeitlose Musik
GANGNUS Nikolai (piano), DRUKH Yulia (clarinet), both from Russia
Görög Sisters piano duo
GÖRÖG Enikő (piano), GÖRÖG Noémi (piano), both from Hungary
Kalliopé Trio Prague
GREŠLOVÁ Alena (piano), VOKÁČOVÁ Marketa (violin), ZEMEN Jan (cello), all from Czech Republic
Duo Yui-Park
YUI Kasumi (piano, Japan), PARK Soo-Hyun (violin, South Korea)
Prize winners:
1st: Duo Yui-Park
YUI Kasumi (piano, Japan), PARK Soo-Hyun (violin, South Korea)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
2nd: Görög Sisters piano duo
GÖRÖG Enikő (piano), GÖRÖG Noémi (piano), both from Hungary
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
3. Duo Schäffer-Palojtay
PALOJTAY János (piano, Hungary), SCHÄFFER Susanne (violin, Germany)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
VIOLIN
1st round: 75 artists
2nd round: 16 artists
3rd round: 3 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Benjamin Herzl (b. 1994, Austria)
Paul Kropfitsch (b. 2000, Austria)
Soohyun Park (b. 1989, Austria)
Prize winners:
1st: Paul Kropfitsch (b. 2000, Austria)
Prize given by: Casino Velden
2nd: Soohyun Park (b. 1989, Austria)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
3rd: Benjamin Herzl (b. 1994, Austria)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
CELLO
1st round: 44 artists
2nd round: 14 artists
3rd round: 3 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Jérémy Garbarg (b. 1995, France)
Marcel Johannes Kits (b. 1995, Estonia)
Dóra Kokas (b. 1992, Hungary)
Prize winners:
1st: Marcel Johannes Kits (b. 1995, Estonia)
Prize given by: Casino Velden
2nd: Dóra Kokas (b. 1992, Hungary)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
3rd: Jérémy Garbarg (b. 1995, France)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
VIOLA
1st round: 51 artists
2nd round: 15 artists
3rd round: 6 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Sara Ferrández (b. 1995, Spain)
Nikita Gerkusov (b. 1992, Russia)
Gueli Kim (b. 1992, South Korea)
Engin Lössl (b. 1992, Austria)
Anna Lysenko (b. 1990, Ukraine)
Tobias Reifland (b. 1994, Germany)
Prize winners:
1st: Gueli Kim (b. 1992, South Korea)
Prize given by: LIST Group
2nd: Tobias Reifland (b. 1994, Germany)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
3rd: Nikita Gerkusov (b. 1992, Russia)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
VOICE
1st round: 43 artists
2nd round: 15 artists
3rd round: 6 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Claire Elizabeth Craig (b. 1988, United Kingdom)
Daniel Foki (b. 1992, Hungary)
Liviu Holender (b. 1992, Austria)
Modestas Sedlevičius (b. 1987, Lithuania)
Emma Sventelius (b. 1990, Sweden)
Klaudia Tandl (b. 1986, Austria)
Prize winners:
1st: Daniel Foki (b. 1992, Hungary)
Prize given by: BKS Bank AG
2nd: Claire Elizabeth Craig (b. 1988, United Kingdom)
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee
3rd: Emma Sventelius (b. 1990, Sweden)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
SPECIAL PRIZES
Special prize of the jury for exceptional technical and artistic quality:
Kokoro Imagawa (violin, b. 1998, Japan)
Special prize of the jury awarded in recognition of her great talent and as an encouragement to develop it:
Rino Yoshimoto (violin, b. 2003, Japan)
Special prize of the jury awarded in recognition of her great talent and as an encouragement to develop it:
Yeeun Kang (cello, b. 2002, South Korea)
Special prize of the jury for an exquisite interpretation of Schubert and a set of strings by Thomastik-Infeld (Vienna):
Engin Lössl (viola, b. 1992, Austria)
Vadim Repin special prize for an exceptional Mozart interpretation in the violin section:
Benjamin Herzl (b. 1994, Austria) and Honoka Kishimoto (b. 1994, Japan)
Best lied accompaniment:
Tobias Kaltenbrunner (b. 1994, Austria) and Lyndsi Maus (b. 1990, United States)
Special prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary song:
Claire Elizabeth Craig (b. 1988, United Kingdom), given by Interclassica Music Management
Prize for the best lied duo:
Modestas Sedlevičius (b. 1987, Lithuania) und Anna Anstett (b. 1988, Ukraine), given by KS Gabriele Fontana.
Sets of strings by Thomastik-Infeld (Vienna) for the first three of the violin, viola, cello, and chamber music sections.
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CONCERT INVITATIONS
Kim’s Award of Utsunmiya MusicArt Foundation:
Concert invitation to Japan for Marcel Johannes Kits (cello, b. 1995, Estonia), given by Phyo Kim MD PhD
Concert invitation to Japan:
Daniel Foki (voice, b. 1992, Hungary) to sing Schubert’s “Winterreise”, given by Maestro Yuki Miyagi
Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum in Vienna:
Duo Yui-Park (chamber music) – Kasumi Yui (piano, b. 1991, Japan) and Soohyun Park (violin, b. 1989, South Korea), given by Prof Ernst Lintner